Red line train stopped, but didn't open doors ar Dupont Circle today. I was actually dropping off my compost and this almost messed it up. Fortunately another train was coming going back to Dupont Circle. Anyone else have this happen before? Did they just forget to open doors?
I've had GI symptoms off and on for several years (bloating, pain, diarrhea, and constipation). I was thinking that it could be IBS or maybe endometriosis too (I definitely have an ovarian endometrioma). I've done a mix of digestive enzymes, IB Guard, antacids, pepto bismal. Low FODMAP and atrantil seemed to help the most. My GI doctor didn't mention SIBO testing, but I asked about it. She said something like " a lot of people would have that and it requires a special diet." I was like "that's fine."
Turna out my lactulose breath test is positive for both hydrogen-predominant SIBO and methane overgrowth (IMO)! Gonna discuss treatment options soon.
34F, single. I recently lost my nonprofit job but I decided to take a break from work since my mom has stage IV cancer. I'm going to spend a month with her out of state this summer. My dad passed away a few years ago and inherited a little over a million $. So while my life has had a lot of stress in the past couple years, fortunately I don't have to worry about $ if I don't go crazy. My friends don't know that I have an inheritance, but I get the sense that some wonder how I'm able to be okay right now (including taking a trip after I lost my job). I don't want people too worry, but I don't want to brag either... I just say "I'm OK financially." I wonder if there is another way to explain it? I know I'm very lucky to be able to do this with the economy the way it is and living in an expensive city
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I think a lot of my worries come from that last year I told a friend I may buy a condo and also could take time off from work and I think she became jealous and insecure. I ended up ending the friendship over comments she said to me on another topic. So maybe I'm just overworrying. Anyone else have to do deal with anything similar when they inherited money/ had good careers?
My brother 36M definitely has some unresolved issues with us siblings and maybe parents. It is coming out as resentment and obsession with how much he can inherit.
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He has a bachelor's degree but didn't really figure out a career path and became a caregiver for my late dad and now my mom. My parents had $ but didn't want to hire caregivers - maybe some codependency issues.
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The three of us other siblings all have good careers. I think he resents us for being able to work while our parents asked him to be a caregiver. Our Dad passed away a few years ago and each of us has inherited a good amount of $. Now my mom is sick and for some reason my mom told him he will inherit the family house worth maybe $1 million.
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It is true that my brother is the caregiver for my mom, but he also doesn't pay rent and lives in a sibling's house. He even admits that he has some undiagnosed ADHD or something else, but doesn't want to get help for it. It seems his plan is just to live off his inheritance.
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I think because of this he resents us siblings and is obsessed with how much $ he could aquire. I'm 35 and said how now at this age I don't think my career is as important too me. Not saying I don't want to work, but I want to focus on settling down. He goes "your master degree (that I got 9 years ago) was funded by the sale of the beach house our dad inherited." I don't think that's true, but I didn't understand how this was relevant...
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He also resents my mom. I think this has gotten better, but he even blamed her on getting cancer recently!
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But anyone have positive stories of people like this eventually getting help for their issues? I don't see how our relationship can improve if he keeps resenting us and not trying to understand where these feelings come from.
35F... Single and my job recently ended due to funding. I have a Masters + have worked hard on national projects for the last 8 years... I'm also fortunate to be financially secure. I liked my job and I had good performance reviews, but it just ended since the funding dried up. Now since I'm job searching and also on dating apps, I realize I don't really want to focus so much on my career right now. I froze my eggs too, but I still feel like I want most of my energy to be focused on a long-term relationship and having kids in the next 5 years. It's not that I don't want to work, but I don't want to have to do another Masters or something else that will require a lot of training. Anyone else experience this?
35F in the US. Seeking advice on how to share to dates that I'm job searching. My project ended, but I'm okay with taking time off. I'm financially secure (inherited $), but don't want to share this inheritance info with dates. I kind of say "I'm job searching, but have time to find something good." How does this sound? Do you think I should try to split the dates on first dates? I just don't want to give the impression to guys that I would be financially reliant on them.
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Anyone else have elderly relatives that act strange (compared to how Millennials and Gen Z behave) on social media? My aunt is probably 85, and she knows how to use social media, but she uses a lot of it to watch your Instagram or Facebook stories and not actually post content or reply. But I found if I hide my stories because I only want some close friends to see it, then she'll try to find you on my other social media platforms. For example, I stopped posting on Instagram stories and then she found me on Threads. Then she told me the stuff she saw and even things like from the past (say 6 months ago) and I'm like, oh, I didn't realize she really read that.
She also sometimes sends me random things on Messenger that don't relate to my interests. For example clips from a TV show that I don't watch or words in French. Maybe these are accidental shares- not sure. If she also wanted to talk to me she could message or call, but she doesn't too much. Anyone else have similar experiences? What explains the lurking behavior?
Just a rant. My friend is a good friend otherwise and means well. But I recently lost my job and since my mom has stage IV breast cancer, I'm going to spend time with her for a month this summer (out of state). We don't know how much time she has left and if I get a new job soon, I may not be able to spend as much time with her. She's on oxygen too and in a wheelchair and my sibling who is the main caregiver for her is burnt out. But my friend know a lot of these details and said "I hope you have a relaxing trip." I did go into more details and so she did probably realize why it won't be, but sigh some people really don't know what it is like to have a sick parent until you spell it out for them.
FYI I was walking on R St near 19th or 18th St today when another woman and I both passed a man and he randomly goes "idiot." Then I asked her to confirm what he said and he yells "ugly too." We are both Asian, so not sure if it was racially motivated.. He was white, blue eyes, maybe 40s, red shirt, and shaved head or balding hairline.
I went on a date with someone who is single and has a 3 yr old daughter. I recently lost my job, but am job searching, have savings, and am gonna go out of town for a month soon. The guy sometimes needs someone to watch his daughter. My friend said I should be his daughter's nanny. To me that's such a bad idea to mix business with pleasure. And if you break up you have to end it suddenly which may be hard if the child is attached to you.
Anyone else have friends who give bad advice?
Anyone doing egg freezing or IVF this summer?
Edit*** pickup pending!
I have some leftover meds. Some are expiring in July and August. I have a full vial of the Leuprolide Acetate injection and the Pregynl trigger shot and a little bit of Menopur and Gonal, and a number of qcaps and needles.
Preference for those paying out of pocket.
34F, 2 years ago an ultrasound showed endometrioma on one ovary. In February 2026 I had an abdominal MRI for something else and it only showed the endometrioma. In June 2024, I got a mirena IUD placed and that has helped reduce my pain during periods.
For maybe 6 years I've had different types of abdominal issues, including pain on the right side, especially after eating fatty and spicy foods. I'm definitely lactose intolerant too. In November I went back to a GI doctor. She didn't really diagnose me with IBS, but supplements like IB guard, atantril, and following a low FODMAP diet have mostly helped. But I still frequently get a mix of bloating, diarrhea, lower stomach pain, and gas... I know the low FODMAP diet can help with endometriosis symptoms too. I will say I don't think my symptoms are worse around my period.
I just wonder if I really have just IBS or endometriosis too- even if the MRI only showed the endometrioma. Anyone else successfully figure out if you have IBS or endometriosis without a laproscopic surgery? Are there more tests I should push my GI doctor for - so far she's only tested me for celiac, Crohn's and colon cancer. I'm tired of having to take so many supplements though and limiting of what I can eat.
In search of recommendations for an integrative health, GI doc or OB/GYN or Endometriosis specialist who can help me figure out if I have IBS and/or endometriosis. My current GI doc doesn't seem to have endometriosis knowledge and my OB/GYN refers anything GI related to my GI doctor.
I definitely have an ovarian cyst, but an MRI didn't show anything else. Digestive supplements like IB Guard, atantril, gas x, and following a low FODMAP diet do help somewhat, but I still wonder if I have endometriosis that is affecting my digestive system.
Thanks
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34F, for maybe 6 years I've had different types of abdominal issues, including pain on the right side, especially after eating fatty and spicy foods. I'm definitely lactose intolerant too.
2 years ago an ultrasound showed endometrioma (endometriosis) on one ovary. In February 2026 i had an abdominal MRI for something else and it only showed the endometrioma. The thing is I know that MRIs are not conclusive in showing endometriosis. In June 2024, I got a mirena IUD placed and that has helped reduce my pain during periods.
In November I went back to a new GI doctor. She didn't really diagnose me with IBS, but supplements like IB guard, atantril, and following a low FODMAP diet have somewhat helped. But I still frequently get a mix of bloating, diarrhea, lower stomach pain, and gas... I know the low FODMAP diet can help with endometriosis symptoms too. I will say I don't think my symptoms are worse around my period which I sometimes hear about endometriosis.
I just wonder if I really have just IBS or endometriosis too. Anyone else successfully figure out if you have IBS or endometriosis without a laproscopic surgery? Also are there more tests I should push my GI doctor for - so far she's only tested me for celiac, Crohn's and colon c.
34F, 2 years ago an ultrasound showed endometrioma on one ovary. In February 2026 i had an abdominal MRI for something else and it only showed the endometrioma. In June 2024, I got a mirena IUD placed and that has helped reduce my pain during periods.
For maybe 6 years I've had different types of abdominal issues, including pain on the right side, especially after eating fatty and spicy foods. I'm definitely lactose intolerant too. In November I went back to a GI doctor. She didn't really diagnose me with IBS, but supplements like IB guard, atantril, and following a low FODMAP diet have mostly helped. But I still frequently get a mix of bloating, diarrhea, lower stomach pain, and gas... I know the low FODMAP diet can help with endometriosis symptoms too. I will say I don't think my symptoms are worse around my period.
I just wonder if I really have just IBS or endometriosis too- even if the MRI only showed the endometrioma. Anyone else successfully figure out if you have IBS or endometriosis without a laproscopic surgery? Are there more tests I should push my GI doctor for - so far she's only tested me for celiac, Crohn's and colon cancer.
I'm on wixela inhub and get occasional oral thrush (candida) from using it. I didn't have symptoms at the time, but I hooked up with someone and gave him oral, just for like a minute. He calls me three weeks later saying he might have an STI. I hadn't felt strange though. Turns out he has a yeast infection down there. He said he's had this problem before, but I'm suspecting that I may have had oral thrush, but not at a noticeable level.. I'm going to the doctor next week. But FYI to everyone on steroid inhalers to be careful passing it to partners.